At the time, the property was classified as a key biotope by the Swedish Forest Agency and this should have the company looked up because it is easily available in databases, Kalmar district court writes in its judgment. Large parts of the property have been felled and the natural environment has changed, writes the district court.
When the company was given the assignment it was assumed that they would make the necessary checks and contact the authorities.
The harvesting of forests that the company had been commissioned to take place took place between November 2017 and March 2018. But the area contained key biotopes, ie endangered or rare species, in this case there were rare fungi.